1. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below: Commission/Committee Issue

Sri Krishna Commission Condition of Muslim population
Sachar Commission Demand for Telangana state
Venkatachaliah Commission Review of the Indian Constitution
Punchhi Commission Centre-State relations
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

a b c d

ii III 11 IV

11 IV III

ii III

iii IV

2. Mahatma Gandhi's advocacy that the wealthy persons must use their wealth to serve the interests of the society and not for selfish satisfaction is known as

Socialism

Anarchy

Trusteeship

Humanism

3. From among the functions listed below, identify the functions of the Finance Commission of India and choose the answer.

Distribution of net proceeds of taxes between Center and the States

Determine factors governing Grants-in Aid to the states.

To make recommendations to president as to the measures needed to augment the Fund of a State

To audit all receipts and expenditure of the Government ofIndia and the State governments

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

ii, and iii

ii, and iv

ii, iii and iv

iii, and iv

4. The Goods and Services Tax Bill was passed by Parliament in August 2016 and received assent from the President in September 2016. What is the minimum number of states that had to ratify the biIl before it received Presidential assent.

2/3 of the states

50% of the states

1/3 of the states

All the states

5. Which of the following accurately explains 'Equal protection of the law' in Article 14 of India's Constitution?

Each individual is entitled to get equal treatment before the law

Under similar circumstances individuals are entitled to get equal protection of the law

Equal protection of the law may be subjected to 'reasonable restrictions'

It implies that differential treatment under law is not permissible under any circumstances

6. Which is the following is NOT true about the relationship between the Parliament and the Judiciary in India?

The main task of the Parliament is to make laws whereas that of the Judiciary is to interpret the law

Members of the Parliament participates in the impeachment of judges

The Judiciary car: review the constitutionality of laws passed by the Parliament

The Judiciary can question the legislative wisdom of the Parliament

7. Which of the following is NOT true about the relations between the President and Governor of a State in India?

The executive power of the President extends to the whole of India whereas that of the Governor is constricted within the State.

The President can grant pardon to convicts in court martialed cases whereas the Governor cannot grant pardon in such cases

Both the President and Governor can grant pardon to persons convicted to death by the courts

Pardon granted by the executive can be subjected to judicial review

8. Which of the following best explains the nature of Indian secularism?

Total separation of religion from politics

Neutrality of the Indian state towards religion

Equal respect for all religion and intervention into retrogressive religious practices

Promoting one religion at the cost of other religions

9. In Aristotle, phronesis is

Virtue

Philosophy

Right speech and action

Good life

10. 'General Will' is different from 'particular wills' because it refers to

Individual will

Will to power

Common good

Will of all

11. The Manavadharmashastra is written by

Manu

Amartya Sen

Savarkar

Sri Aurobindo

12. The phrase' greatest happiness of the greatest number' is identified with

Fredrich Hayek

Karl Mark

Jeremy Bentham

John Stuart Mill

13. Tacit consent is an idea proposed by

John Stuart Mill

John Rawls

John Kennedy

John Locke

14. 'Arise, Awake; having reached the great teachers, learn' is a line found in

M.S. Golwalkar

Swami Vivekananda

Katha Upanishad

Atharva Veda

15. The book Discourse on Inequality is written by

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Amartya Sen

Jean Dreze

Karl Marx

16. Match the following books with their authors Book Author

i. Two Treatises of Government a. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

ii. A Discourse on Political Economy b. G.W.F. Hegel

iii. Philosophy of Right c. John Locke

iii-c

iii-a

iii-b

iii-c

17. The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 was regarding

Germany asserting its superiority in Europe

The creation of European spheres of influence in China

The creation of European spheres of influence in Africa

Western Europe creating spheres of influence in Eastern Europe

18. 'Anarchy' in International Relations refers to

Chaos

Constant state of war

Economic conflicts

Absence of a central authority

19. One of the following thinkers is not associated with the Dependency School in International Relations

Samir Amin

Henrique Cardoso

Immanuel Wallerstein

Frantz Fanon

20. The three countries which formed part of the Triple Entente in WW I were

Britain, France and Russia

Britain, France and Italy

Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary

Britain, France and Spain

21. 'Heartland Theory' is part of

Geo-politics

Feminism

Supra-nationalism

Postmodernism

22. 'English School' focuses on

Balance of Power

Balance of Deterrence

System of States

Society of States

23. Which among the following is not part of Morton Kaplan's System Models?

Balance of Power System

Unit Veto System

Tight Bipolar Model

Multipolar System

24. Which of the following is not linked with testing or production of Nuclear Weapons?

NPT

CTBT

PTBT

ABMT

25. The central government of India can assign any function to the state with the consent of

the President

the Chief Justice of India

the Parliament

the State government

26. Which one among the following statements is true?

Behaviouralism is based on Stimulus-Response paradigm

Post-behaviouralism consists of seven tenets

Post-behaviouralism wholly negates behaviouralism

There is no difference between behaviouralism and post-behaviouralism

27. The cabinet dictatorship in UK has declined in the recent years because

The Crown has been playing an active role

The Prime Minister has emerged extra powerful

The international politics does not allow collective leadership

The party system has weakened the legislature

28. Political Socialization is shaped by

Political action groups

Policy-making

Public opinion and mass media

All of the above

29. Pressure groups are primarily agencies of

Social communication

Political Socialization

Interest articulation

Cultural information

30. Which one of the following does not figure in Almond's classification of interest articulation structures

Institutional structures

Associational structures

Ethnic structures

Anomie structures

31. Power of units in a federation are

Not original

Derived

Original

Vague

32. The 'supreme law of the land' in USA is

Constitutional Law

International Law

General Law

None of the above

33. Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of New Public Management?

It has market orientation

It upholds public interest

It advocates managerial autonomy

It focuses on performance appraisal

34. Land Reforms come under the category of

Regulatory Policies

Distributive Policies

Redistributive Policies

Patronage Policies

35. In the context of 'Policy Cycle', which one of the following is correct

Agenda setting, formulation, implementation and evaluation

Cost-benefit analysis, environmental impact assessment, technology assessment and policy mediation

Central government, state government and local government

Policy agenda, cost benefit analysis, monitoring and audit.

36. Match the following Author Concept

i. Mark Bevir a. Authoritative allocation of values

ii. Robert Putnam b. Public Governance

iii. Harold Lasswell c. Social Capital

iv. David Easton d. Policy Sciences

i ii iii iv

a c d b

c a d b

d e b a

b e d a

37. 'Lokniti' is a

Political Party

Farmers' Cooperative Society

Network of Political Scientists

Religious Organization

38. Public Private Partnership is the outcome of intersection between

Market and Civil Society

State and Civil Society

State and Market

State and Citizen

39. What is the instrument that is being used to avoid the duplicity in flow of benefits from developmental initiatives?

Aadhaar

E-governance

Bank Account

Job Card

40. Which of the following public policy making model proposes the maximum gains and minimum costs?

Elite Model

Rational Choice Model

Group Model and

Institutional Model

PartB Section 1 Answer anyone question from the following.

1. Suppose you are assigned the topic of gender differences in the use of social media for a research study. Formulate three research questions that address this topic and tell us why they are worth pursuing.

2. What's wrong with this scenario? A social science researcher is interested in better understanding why some people love non-vegetarian food and some do not. She stands outside a restaurant that serves only vegetarian food and asks patrons their opinion. Section 2 Answer anyone question from the following. 20 Marks

1. How did the formation of coalition governments at the national level since the mid-1990s affect the working of Indian federalism? Examine whether in recent decades the Indian state has become more centralized or federalized.

2. If the life of the philosopher ruled by reason has intrinsic worth according to Plato, what activity on part of the citizens has intrinsic worth according to Aristotle, and why?

3. Outline the similarities and differences between Classical Realism of Hans J. Morgenthau and Structural Realism of Kenneth Waltz.

4. What is political culture? Why do countries have different political cultures and from where do they come from?

5. What is meant by 'policy cycle' and what are the stages in the making of public policy?